Kitchen Collection Is Closing 160 Stores Across the US

Benjamin Nortman, CEO of Hilco Merchant Resources, said, “Kitchen Collection shoppers will be amazed not only by the incredible savings, but also by the great selections available at the closing sale. Iconic brands KitchenAid, Cuisinart, Nordic Ware, Anchor Hocking, Wusthof and Lodge, plus Hamilton Beach exclusive offerings and Kitchen Collection’s own private label are included in this closing sale. We encourage consumers to shop early and take advantage of these offers as we enter into the holiday shopping season.”

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Published: 10/21/2019, 4:43:50 PM EDT

Kitchen Collection Is Closing 160 Stores Across the US — The firm that owns Kitchen Collection said it is closing down all the chain's 160 stores across the U.S. by the end of 2019. (Google Street View)

The firm that owns Kitchen Collection announced it is closing down all of the chain's 160 stores across the United States by the end of 2019.

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. said it will start sales at the stores within the coming days that will last until the holiday season before that stores shut down by the end of the year. As reported by MarketWatch, about 800 people are employed at the stores.

"While operating losses have moderated from the prior year in the first half of 2019, Kitchen Collection continues to experience decreased comparable store sales as a result of declining foot traffic due to the consumer shift to e-commerce sales," Hamilton Beach Chief Executive Gregory Trepp said on Tuesday, according to the news outlet.

Kitchen Collection is now offering deep discounts at their 160 retail stores.

Benjamin Nortman, CEO of Hilco Merchant Resources, said in a news release, “Kitchen Collection shoppers will be amazed not only by the incredible savings, but also by the great selections available at the closing sale. Iconic brands KitchenAid, Cuisinart, Nordic Ware, Anchor Hocking, Wusthof and Lodge, plus Hamilton Beach exclusive offerings and Kitchen Collection’s own private label are included in this closing sale. We encourage consumers to shop early and take advantage of these offers as we enter into the holiday shopping season.”

The Kitchen Collection is a national specialty retailer of kitchenware primarily in outlet malls throughout the United States.

Kitchen Collection stores sell bakeware, cookware, small appliances, gadgets, and other items. It's a subsidiary of Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company.

Additional Closures

Sears is slated to close at least 121 Sears and Kmart stores by January 2020 across the United States. Business Insider compiled a list of the stores that are closing, saying they compiled the report based on company filings and statements to local media outlets.

People walk into a Sears store in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Oct. 15, 2018. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) — People walk into a Sears store in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Oct. 15, 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The news outlet said that employees at several stores confirmed Sears is closing. Following the latest round of closures, there could be fewer than 300 Kmart and Sears locations around the country.

A Kmart department store in Springfield, Va., Oct. 23, 2014. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) — A Kmart department store in Springfield, Va., Oct. 23, 2014. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

The Wall Street Journal, meanwhile, reported that about a fourth of the 425 Sears and Kmart stores brought out of bankruptcy by financier Edward Lampert have closed or will close. The Journal cited sources close to the situation.

Epoch Times Reporter Jack Phillips contributed to this report.